Linah Alsaafin Linah Alsaafin is a writer and editor based in the West Bank. On Twitter: @LinahAlsaafin Palestinians see Abbas as sell out in peace talks President Mahmoud Abbas' ideas of a demilitarized Palestinian state with no sovereignty over its borders are considered by many Palestinians as humiliating concessions. Linah Alsaafin | Palestine | Mar 5, 2014 Issawi’s release places individual hunger strikes in spotlight Samer Issawi's release set off exuberant celebrations in the streets, but more importantly has refocused the spotlight on his fellow hunger strikers in prison. Linah Alsaafin | Palestine | Dec 30, 2013 Occupied Palestine marks 'Independence Day' The Palestinian Authority still celebrates Independence Day as declared by Yasser Arafat in 1988 despite there not being an independent Palestinian state. Linah Alsaafin | Palestine | Nov 15, 2013 Palestinians Protest Israeli Gentrification In Acre Palestinian residents of Acre have protested against the Israeli government’s decision to sell an old khan to investors. Linah Alsaafin | Israel | Oct 22, 2013 Abu Mazen's Hollow Popularity Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas continues to poll well among Palestinians because of a lack of a viable alternative, not due to public affection for his rule. Linah Alsaafin | Palestine | Sep 19, 2013 Tamarod's Gaza Campaign Denounced by Fellow Activists Palestinian activists under the name of Tamarod have distanced themselves from another Tamarod group in Gaza's calls to overthrow the Hamas government. Linah Alsaafin | Palestine | Sep 10, 2013 Israel Reopens Hebron Checkpoint As Gesture to Palestinians A checkpoint near Hebron has been reopened after 12 years, but local Palestinians are skeptical of the "goodwill gesture." Linah Alsaafin | Palestine | Aug 1, 2013 PFLP: We Won't Aggravate Tension With Abbas The PFLP will continue to vocally oppose peace talks with Israel, but will not aggravate tensions with the Palestinian Authority following the police crackdown on July 28. Linah Alsaafin | Palestine | Jul 30, 2013 Harsh Reality of Israeli Occupation Persists in Spite of Kerry's Efforts Weekly protests in West Bank villages against the Israeli occupation continue, with little hope that Kerry’s initiative will bring positive results. Linah Alsaafin | Palestine | Jun 27, 2013 Palestinian Female Prisoners Suffer Abuse in Israeli Jails Former Palestinian female prisoners in Israel recount their experiences, which often include assault at the hands of Israeli prison guards. Linah Alsaafin | Palestine | Jun 13, 2013 Pagination Show more Popular Articles Scientists reconstruct facial features of 2,000-year-old mummies Hagar Hosny | Egypt | Oct 6, 2021 Turkey requests to buy 40 US F-16 fighter planes Al-Monitor Staff | News Brief | Oct 8, 2021 Israel still fears US approach to Iran Ben Caspit | Israel | Oct 8, 2021 Intel: US lifts Iran-related sanctions, says no connection to nuclear deal Elizabeth Hagedorn | Iran | Oct 8, 2021 Palestinian video game strikes Israel’s nerve Mai Abu Hasaneen | Palestine | Oct 10, 2021 Recent Podcasts World not trusting Israel’s ‘flimsy’ terrorist claims against Palestinian NGOs, says Daoud Kuttab Military correspondent Alon Ben David: Israel cannot destroy Iranian nuclear know-how US-Turkish relations unlikely to get better under Erdogan, says veteran Turkey analyst Alan Makovsky Geopolitical expert Eyal Zisser: A Lebanese civil war won’t really threaten Israel Khamenei may still prefer a nuclear deal over a nuclear weapon, says Ken Pollack
Palestinians see Abbas as sell out in peace talks President Mahmoud Abbas' ideas of a demilitarized Palestinian state with no sovereignty over its borders are considered by many Palestinians as humiliating concessions. Linah Alsaafin | Palestine | Mar 5, 2014
Issawi’s release places individual hunger strikes in spotlight Samer Issawi's release set off exuberant celebrations in the streets, but more importantly has refocused the spotlight on his fellow hunger strikers in prison. Linah Alsaafin | Palestine | Dec 30, 2013
Occupied Palestine marks 'Independence Day' The Palestinian Authority still celebrates Independence Day as declared by Yasser Arafat in 1988 despite there not being an independent Palestinian state. Linah Alsaafin | Palestine | Nov 15, 2013
Palestinians Protest Israeli Gentrification In Acre Palestinian residents of Acre have protested against the Israeli government’s decision to sell an old khan to investors. Linah Alsaafin | Israel | Oct 22, 2013
Abu Mazen's Hollow Popularity Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas continues to poll well among Palestinians because of a lack of a viable alternative, not due to public affection for his rule. Linah Alsaafin | Palestine | Sep 19, 2013
Tamarod's Gaza Campaign Denounced by Fellow Activists Palestinian activists under the name of Tamarod have distanced themselves from another Tamarod group in Gaza's calls to overthrow the Hamas government. Linah Alsaafin | Palestine | Sep 10, 2013
Israel Reopens Hebron Checkpoint As Gesture to Palestinians A checkpoint near Hebron has been reopened after 12 years, but local Palestinians are skeptical of the "goodwill gesture." Linah Alsaafin | Palestine | Aug 1, 2013
PFLP: We Won't Aggravate Tension With Abbas The PFLP will continue to vocally oppose peace talks with Israel, but will not aggravate tensions with the Palestinian Authority following the police crackdown on July 28. Linah Alsaafin | Palestine | Jul 30, 2013
Harsh Reality of Israeli Occupation Persists in Spite of Kerry's Efforts Weekly protests in West Bank villages against the Israeli occupation continue, with little hope that Kerry’s initiative will bring positive results. Linah Alsaafin | Palestine | Jun 27, 2013
Palestinian Female Prisoners Suffer Abuse in Israeli Jails Former Palestinian female prisoners in Israel recount their experiences, which often include assault at the hands of Israeli prison guards. Linah Alsaafin | Palestine | Jun 13, 2013
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